Asian bishops urged to aid families face modern threats
2016-11-30
Deliberating on the Catholic families is “a God given moment” for the bishops to carry forward the mission of mercyContinue Reading
“The Church embraces you” Archbishop tells North-easterners, Nepalis
2016-11-29
By: Adolf Washington. Bengaluru: Over 500 north-eastern Indian students and Nepalis who congregated at the Jesuit-managed St. Joseph’s Boys School November 27th were reassured of the Church’s pastoral care for them . Archbishop Dr. Bernard Moras said, “Discrimination between black and white is still rampant across the world, but thereContinue Reading
Social outcast turns ‘Saviour’ to 1000s of lost souls in Meghalaya
2016-11-29
“Other than medical-family support and counselling, the remedy to drug addiction lies in being ‘Patient and Firm’ in the belief–‘I can still be a normal person and live a normal life’”—Barry Leslie Kharmalki Shillong, the educational hub of the North East is slowly transforming into a greener pasture for drugContinue Reading
Kolvenbach: A heart for refugees
2016-11-29
Fr. Peter Hans Kolvenbach, the 29th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (1983-2008) died in Beirut Lebanon on November 26. He would have completed 88 years on November 30. May he rest in peace! Fr. Kolvenbach inherited the mantle of the leadership of the Jesuits from the visionary andContinue Reading
Albanian artist builds Mother Teresa’s mosaic with staples
2016-11-29
Kosovo: An Albanian artist on Monday unveiled a portrait of Mother Teresa using staples, in a call for European countries to stop raising fences to shut their borders to refugees. Built in less than a month, Saimir Strati unveiled the 10-square-meter (12-square-yard) mosaic portrait of Teresa, built with 1.5 millionContinue Reading
Colombia plane crash : 76 confirmed dead
2016-11-29
A plane carrying 81 people, including a top Brazilian football team, has crashed on its approach to the city of Medellin in Colombia. Police say five people survived the crash but the rest of those on board died. The chartered aircraft, flying from Brazil via Bolivia, was carrying members ofContinue Reading
Indian Jesuits mourn the death of their former Superior General
2016-11-29
By: A. Elango . Indian Jesuits mourned the death of their former Superior General Peter – Hans Kolvenbach. Fr. Kolvenbach was elected as Superior General of the Society of Jesuits on September 13, 1983 and stepped down as General on January 14, 2008. He died at the age of 87 onContinue Reading
Thai princess visits Don Bosco Museum
2016-11-29
Shillong: Visiting Thai princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn ended her three-day Meghalaya tour last Friday (25 November) with a visit to the iconic Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures (DBCIC) at Mawlai. Dr Joseph Puthenpurakal, director of the museum, received the princess and her entourage who visited four of the 20Continue Reading
Former 24-year Superior General of the Jesuits, passes away
2016-11-28
Beirut: Father Peter Hans Kolvenbach, who led the worldwide Jesuit order for a quarter century from 1983 to 2008, and who broke with tradition by voluntarily resigning what had once been a lifetime job, died on Sunday in Beirut four days shy of his 88th birthday. An internal Jesuit emailContinue Reading
Champakulam church declared basilica
2016-11-28
Alappuzha: Archbishop of Changanassery archdiocese, Mar Joseph Perumthottam on Sunday declared Champakulam St Mary’s Syro-Malabar Catholic Forane Church as basilica. Archdioces vicar generals Joseph Mundakathil and James Palackil, archdiocese chancellor Dr Tom Puthenkalam and procurator Fr Philip Thayil also attended the holy mass held in connection with the declaration. TheContinue Reading